Highest-paying jobs in Kahului that don't require a college degree

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August 23, 2023
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Highest-paying jobs in Kahului that don't require a college degree

College isn't for everyone—despite what today's youth may hear from the adults in their lives.

From the moment they arrive freshman year, today's high school students are inundated with messages about the importance of receiving a college education. They hear it from their guidance counselors, teachers, parents, family members, neighbors, and coaches.

While graduation from a four-year college can certainly work wonders for students' future careers, it's not necessary for all fields—something admissions officers and guidance counselors sometimes fail to mention.

The median wage for high school diploma recipients is about $809 a week—higher than those without a diploma ($626), but well below the median for bachelor's degree holders ($1,334). But many jobs without college degree requirements still pay decent wages. Some even pay better than jobs reserved for degree earners.

Stacker used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the 50 highest-paying jobs in Kahului that don't require higher education. Professions that listed a high school diploma, some college education (without a degree conferred), postsecondary nondegree award, or no formal education requirements for entry-level positions were considered. Jobs are ranked by their annual median salaries as of May 2022.

Keep reading to discover the highest-paying jobs in Kahului that don't require a college degree.

This story features data reporting and writing by Paxtyn Merten and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 366 metros.

#50. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

- Median annual wage: $57,800
- Median hourly wage: $27.79
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 250 people (3.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $58,080
- Median hourly wage: $27.92
- Education required: No formal educational credential
- Total employment: 490 people (6.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#48. Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,170
- Median hourly wage: $27.97
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 610 people (8.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#47. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $58,360
- Median hourly wage: $28.06
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 140 people (1.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#46. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,380
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 70 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#45. Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics

- Median annual wage: $58,730
- Median hourly wage: $28.24
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 70 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#44. Aircraft cargo handling supervisors

- Median annual wage: $59,140
- Median hourly wage: $28.43
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 40 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#43. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $59,360
- Median hourly wage: $28.54
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 1,270 people (17.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#42. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $59,550
- Median hourly wage: $28.63
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 130 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#41. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,760
- Median hourly wage: $28.73
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 70 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#40. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $60,670
- Median hourly wage: $29.17
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 70 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#39. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $60,800
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 130 people (1.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#38. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

- Median annual wage: $61,550
- Median hourly wage: $29.59
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 1,190 people (16.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#37. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $62,030
- Median hourly wage: $29.82
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 40 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#36. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,540
- Median hourly wage: $30.07
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 100 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#35. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

- Median annual wage: $62,790
- Median hourly wage: $30.19
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 40 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $64,770
- Median hourly wage: $31.14
- Education required: No formal educational credential
- Total employment: 180 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#33. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $64,840
- Median hourly wage: $31.17
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 210 people (2.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship

#32. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

- Median annual wage: $64,940
- Median hourly wage: $31.22
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 670 people (9.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#31. Property, real estate, and community association managers

- Median annual wage: $65,000
- Median hourly wage: $31.25
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 240 people (3.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#30. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $65,500
- Median hourly wage: $31.49
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 150 people (2.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $66,000
- Median hourly wage: $31.73
- Education required: Postsecondary nondegree award
- Total employment: 310 people (4.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#28. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $66,510
- Median hourly wage: $31.98
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 40 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#27. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $66,580
- Median hourly wage: $32.01
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 50 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#26. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $67,080
- Median hourly wage: $32.25
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 210 people (2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#25. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $67,300
- Median hourly wage: $32.36
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 60 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#24. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

- Median annual wage: $68,390
- Median hourly wage: $32.88
- Education required: Postsecondary nondegree award
- Total employment: 130 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#23. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $69,030
- Median hourly wage: $33.19
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 130 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

- Median annual wage: $69,320
- Median hourly wage: $33.33
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 120 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#21. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $71,110
- Median hourly wage: $34.19
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 110 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $71,900
- Median hourly wage: $34.57
- Education required: Postsecondary nondegree award
- Total employment: 80 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Tile and stone setters

- Median annual wage: $73,630
- Median hourly wage: $35.40
- Education required: No formal educational credential
- Total employment: 80 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#18. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $74,440
- Median hourly wage: $35.79
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 30 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Animal trainers

- Median annual wage: $77,110
- Median hourly wage: $37.07
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 40 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#16. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $77,900
- Median hourly wage: $37.45
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 590 people (8.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship

#15. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $79,520
- Median hourly wage: $38.23
- Education required: No formal educational credential
- Total employment: 70 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#14. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

- Median annual wage: $80,140
- Median hourly wage: $38.53
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 290 people (3.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $80,630
- Median hourly wage: $38.77
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 90 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#12. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $80,700
- Median hourly wage: $38.80
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 210 people (2.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#11. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

- Median annual wage: $84,580
- Median hourly wage: $40.67
- Education required: No formal educational credential
- Total employment: 100 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#10. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $85,400
- Median hourly wage: $41.06
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 260 people (3.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#9. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $88,400
- Median hourly wage: $42.50
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 350 people (4.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship

#8. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $88,770
- Median hourly wage: $42.68
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 40 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#7. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $88,850
- Median hourly wage: $42.72
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 160 people (2.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#6. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

- Median annual wage: $92,500
- Median hourly wage: $44.47
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 420 people (5.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#5. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $102,850
- Median hourly wage: $49.45
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 80 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#4. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $103,790
- Median hourly wage: $49.90
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 40 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#3. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $115,970
- Median hourly wage: $55.76
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 50 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $116,890
- Median hourly wage: $56.20
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 30 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#1. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $124,410
- Median hourly wage: $59.81
- Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Total employment: 90 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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